One of the great things about “The Dick Cavett Show” was not just the host’s erudition and easy charm, but also his appreciation for the golden age of Hollywood, which, during the heyday of his late night talk show in the late 60s and early 70s was fading fast.
In addition to some remarkable shows with say, Bette Davis, he had a handful of them with one of his comedy heroes, Groucho Marx, as the cigar-chomping wit was in his 70s, and trying hard to tailor his blue stories for television. A documentary about their times together, “American Masters: Groucho & Cavett” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) includes a lot of their banter, Cavett’s recollections and even some songs.
Elsewhere, there’s a new standup comedy special from a woman who for a time was a late night TV host as well, “Chelsea Handler: Revolution” (Netflix, streaming).
The great Washington D.C. restauranteur and global humanitarian gets a trip across his native country in the new six-part series “José Andrés and Family in Spain” (Discovery+, streaming).
Dean Cain, Elizabeth Stanton, Montel Williams and Laura McKenzie host the climate documentary “Ocean Emergency: Currents of Hope” (CW, 8 p.m.).
Elsewhere in the oceans, though, is “The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters” (History, 10 p.m.), not to mention “Drain the Oceans” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.).
“Chef Dynasty: House of Fang” (Food, 9 p.m.) follows Chef Kathy Fang as she plans to update her menu to modern standards.